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Defenders of the Earth

  • TV Series
  • 1986–1991
  • TV-Y7
  • 30m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
1.7K
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Defenders of the Earth (1986)
SuperheroActionAdventureAnimationFantasySci-Fi

Four of the greatest comic strip heroes join forces to battle Ming the Merciless.Four of the greatest comic strip heroes join forces to battle Ming the Merciless.Four of the greatest comic strip heroes join forces to battle Ming the Merciless.

  • Stars
    • Loren Lester
    • Lou Richards
    • Sarah Partridge
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    • Stars
      • Loren Lester
      • Lou Richards
      • Sarah Partridge
    • 10User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
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    Loren Lester
    Loren Lester
    • Rick Gordon…
    Lou Richards
    Lou Richards
    • Flash Gordon
    Sarah Partridge
    • Jedda Walker
    Peter Renaday
    • Mandrake the Magician
    Peter Mark Richman
    Peter Mark Richman
    • The Phantom…
    Adam Carl
    • Kshin…
    Buster Jones
    • Lothar
    Diane Pershing
    Diane Pershing
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    Dion Williams
    • L.J.
    Ron Feinberg
    Ron Feinberg
    • Ming the Merciless…
    William Callaway
    William Callaway
    • Octon…
    Hal Rayle
    • Prince Kro-Tan
    David Mendenhall
    David Mendenhall
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    Gary Imhoff
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    • Trivia
      In order to prevent his Mongolian appearance to open the door to the character being seen as racist due to his villainous nature, Ming the Merciless' appearance was recreated as a more alien and rather inhuman one.
    • Quotes

      [repeated line]

      The Phantom: By jungle law, the Ghost Who Walks calls forth the power of ten tigers.

    • Connections
      Edited into Marvel Action Universe (1988)
    • Soundtracks
      Defenders of the Earth
      Music by Rob Walsh and Tony Pastor
      Lyrics by Stan Lee

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    Flash Gordon with the Phantom fight Ming.

    Defenders of the Earth gathered hero like Flash Gordon and the Phantom to fight Ming and his forces. However the Defenders had kids or something, Flash has a son named Rick. The Phantom has a daughter with the black panther or puma. Then there's a magician and some guy with rope and there are two more kids too. A lot of this show revolves around the kids, similar to the Mister T cartoon. It's your typical cartoon with kids. They fight, get into trouble, then find a lesson in it all.
    • spock065
    • Aug 9, 2001
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    • Release date
      • September 8, 1986 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • South Korea
      • Japan
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Los defensores de la tierra
    • Production companies
      • Marvel Productions
      • King Features Entertainment
      • DePatie-Freleng Enterprises (DFE)
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    • Runtime
      30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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